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    128Mb to 256 or 512 is it possible?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by JAFACER, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. JAFACER

    JAFACER Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi i was just wondering

    i own a laptop that can play newish games (check Sig)
    i was wondering would i be albe to upgrade the memory to 256Mb
    and is my memory shared with ram?
     
    JAFACER, Jul 20, 2007
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    No you cant upgrade the graphics card memory. Atleast not the dedicated one. If you upgrade the system memory (RAM) then maybe you get more shared memory or turbo cache but the build in dedicated can not be changed.
     
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    JAFACER Notebook Enthusiast

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    it says 752 or something mb is shared with memory

    Ive tried Halo 2 Vista Version
    On low graphics it runs smoothly but can be jumpy can i stop that from happening?
     
    JAFACER, Jul 20, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Unfortunately your laptop has integrated graphics which are prone to slowdowns while gaming. You have plenty of RAM and a reasonably fast processor so the graphics card is definitely your problem. You could try upgrading the drivers - check the video card driver update guide. There is a link to it in the general index sticky at the top of the gaming forum.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 20, 2007
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    JAFACER Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thx for the info
     
    JAFACER, Jul 21, 2007
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